Reviews (page 7 of 7)
70s prog with a goofy sci-fi style title, not an auspicious begining. Randy California is an all time great name so +1 for that. Some of it pretty basic blues guitar rock - fine but boring and done better by others. The more original stuff is more exploratory, combining that ye olde acoustic folk sound that English bands loved for some reason with wierder instruments/arrangements in a vague approximation of Zappa. Some of that stuff suffers from the prog tendency to shove way too many ideas into a song. Some songs are doing that theatrical Ziggy Stardust thing, very annoying. The best parts are the kind of trippy spacey songs that eschew those fussier prog elements and let the fuzzier riffs breathe. But this is basically the turd that you can polish enough to turn into Boston. Favorites: When I Touch You, Street Worm, Rougher Road
There are some bands that don't appeal to a lot of people because they are ahead of their time (The Velvet Underground), and there are some that probably just didn't manage to get enough exposure (maybe Echo and the Bunnymen) and others that just aren't polished enough to appeal to the masses (Wire). And then there are those that just address a niche and that's that. This band strikes me as the latter. Talented group, and what they're trying to do is interesting, but ultimately I don't think it's good enough. 2 stars.
Hated it. Not for me.
Didn’t do much for me. Nice background music I suppose.
I had high hopes after track 1 and while seeming well intentioned it lost its way pretty quickly. Verging on self indulgent
Seems like rock from the 1970s is just not for me 2/5
Eipä kummosesti eroa aikalaisistaan. Alkuun jaksoi kuunnella ja loppua kohden mielenkiinto lopahti.
Läpikuuntelu oli pakollinen paha. Ei jäänyt mieleen muulla tavoin
There's a hint of some cool rocks moves in here (some wailing, some groove, some energy), but unfortunately it is largely held back by being emblematic of the worst era of rock history, some spacey psychedelic experimental rock. Space Child suffers the most but they all dip enough into it to sound very dated.
t'was ok
This is...really eclectic. It's just all over the map in terms of genre and tone. For the right person that is going to be amazing! Every song is like listening to a new band! I am not that person.
Mn eerste impressie was dat dit een heel fijn album was, maar ik kwam er eigenlijk daarna pas achter dat dit al nummer 6 was(Mr. Skin) Het is een soort jazzy rocky vibey souley album! Maar dat is dus helaas niet het geval, het album gaat eerder alle kanten op en is zo soms ongelooflijk interessant, maar op grote momenten ook ontzettend simpel te vergeten. Ok, het is toch niet zo'n interessant album. Het heeft een paar nummers die er uit springen maar het grootste deel is toch vooral een beetje meh. FAVO: Animal Zoo, Mr Skin
I'm not certain about disliking Dr. Sardonicus; Nothing was sticky and America comes through as a certain carefreeness, which works counter to the threads "connecting" compositions. The instrumentals are more promising than any of the song song work.
Album wasn’t my thing. Sounded very much like 70’s rock, but nothing drew me in. Lyrics were ok, singing was so so and the music itself was generic. 2/5.
I had high hopes for this because of the good reviews and because psych rock from this era is really good overall but this just did not click at all
Very interesting listen. 60s/70s old school rock vibes
Wasn’t bad, but wasn’t anything special either. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
I had big hopes for this album, and the opening of the first track had me thinking this was going to be a lot folk-ier than what the genres had told me, but I was okay with that, as it sounded nice, but that was ripped away from under me mere moments in, and it never really returned to that sound. There was a repeating motif throughout the album that sounded nice, and they started getting somewhere with the final couple tracks, but it was too little, too late, as I was already pretty bored out of my mind. None of it is BAD, per se, but psychedelic rock in its lightest form comes off now more as dad rock than anything with actual edge, and they would've, quite frankly, been better off just going the folk route I so desperately hoped they would aim towards.
Ikke for mig
🤷
I thought this would be standard MOR American 1970s radio rock. It is that, but it's also so all over the place that it's 'guano' mental. Its not at all cohesive, but somehow makes sense and you've got to respect the band just doing whatever it was they felt like. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Nature's Way Date listened: 04/11/23
Halloween rock vibes, sometimes quite screechy. Not really my thing but can be background noise xD
cool art and album name. Actual music pretty boring but liked a few
like a slightly weird guess who
Some good moments, but mostly self-indulgent nonsense.
Parts of this was good, parts all over the place, not sure I’ll be back.
Sekmadienio rytui per ilgas albumas. Nežinau, gan įdomus rock/jazz fusionas, bet didelio įspūdžio nepaliko. Suprantu - reikšmę muzikos pasauliui turi, tačiau kaip standoffinis albumas manęs neužkabino, reikėjo pasistengti kad pabaigti.
Disproportionate representation of this genre
Passables Rockalbum. Als Hintergrundmusik akzeptabel.
Must I listen to this? It tells me nothing of the development of rock music that I wouldn’t get from a dozen other better albums. I do think the title is great. Then it’s all downhill. Perhaps the nadir is space child (instrumental). The title says it all. Bored. Boring. Tedium. Grinding boredom. You only have 1000. Don’t pad.
Oh well, on to the like with the other circa 1970 albums that sounds like a (bad as opposed to wonderful ) self indulgent teenager rebellious experiment... a quirky caricature of the 70s. ... was it " Deliberately challenging and hard to like " in that punky way.... ? They took the repellant image of a Rictus Sardonicus, the tetanus induced grin, from the horror movie (a 1961binteractive horror film) ... and made an album. Thumbs down. I choose punishment.
Nöä
Not quite sure why this album made the list. I feel it was almost the definition of average in every way. 2/5
It's alright, but just got me wanting to listen to better stuff
I am still totally perplexed by what this album actually is.
wasnt bad it was really boring
OK i listened to most of it, its like proto queen but not as catchy. Alright album but pretty forgettable. 2 stars
One of those albums that I listened to and immediately afterward had no recollection of ehat I had just heard. I know it wasn't abysmal, but it certainly failed to leave any kind of positive impression.
Geprobeerd, maar gefaald. Volgende graag.
Dit ging een beetje aan me voorbij
not terrible but not incredible. lotta neato ideas and one or two memorable songs. idk why this is in the list honestly; it’s a generic 70’s record. i mean it’s good but it’s hardly mind blowing (unless you’re stoned, which they probably were). definitely could’ve done without the 12 bar blue song whichever one that was. could’ve cut like seven of these songs. animal was memorable but so much so that i can actually sing it back as i type this out. not that cohesive as an album. good try guys.
So crazy that this album cover looks so cool but the music sounds so meh
Felt like a fever dream
Best Song: Morning Will Come. I'll take a prolonged crescendo any day. Worst Song: Love Has Found a Way. A mediocre song that they just never finished, choosing instead to abruptly stop in the middle. Overall: Totally ordinary 70s duderock. I imagine history is littered with dozens of bands exactly like this, whose songs were good while they lasted, but now carry a bit of a stink from being past their expiration date. Doesn't need to be brought back.
Spirit is from Los Angles, USA Genre Progressive rock First Listen. Heard of the band, not familiar with the album or any of the songs. Singles: ------------------------------- Animal Zoo (#97 USA) Nature's Way (#111 USA) Mr. Skin (#92) 2.5
A very strange sounding sci-fi-esque album by Spirit, it almost feels like being possessed by some at parts! I can see how this would have been enjoyed by many college radio stations in the 70s, and not so much by the mainstream charts. Best: Nature's Way Worst: When I Touch You Note: Spotify had 1996 reissue bonus tracks - didn't listen to these.
Nope
Prelude-i don't really like this. Spirit doesn't seem to have anything that stands out as great. maybe I'm wrong. We shall see....
this is some goofy weird shit and i hate it Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: nope! 1.4
This album is a mess. There is no cohesion. 60’s psychedelic nonsense.
Eh... this is classic rock. and not very good
extraño no me gustó
Wow, so very bad.
Truly terrible.
Weird and not for me
Hated this. It may have been cool in 1960's California but today it sounds like dated dad rock with no redeeming features.
My god this is peak 1960s prissy psych-folk. Just no.
This album is nature's way of telling you something's wrong... and it's this very album.
I think I see what they were going for, it just fell flat in every way. A dud, truly unremarkable.
I had never heard of this album and I did not need to.
Almost an achievement to be that annoying and that forgetful at the same time.
Just wack. Please give me good albums.
Favorite Song: None
1. prelude - 1.5 2. nature - 1 3. animal - 1.5 4. uuay -0 5. free - 1 6. zkin - 0 7. zpace - 0 8. touch - 1 9. uuorm - 0 10. Life - 0 11. Morning - 0 12. Soldier - 1 13. Road - 1
This is so bland. I've never heard any music that sounded exciting but was so boring before. The psychedelic portion of the sound isn't even weird enough to satisfy the expectation for that genre. Most of the time, even if I don't like some albums, I still respect for making me feel something but this... this is just empty. Best (and this is really stretching it) songs are Mr Skin and Street Worm. 2/10, almost put me to sleep.
Aged.
I did not get any enjoyment from listening to this. What it told me is that this kind of psychedelic rock is no more enjoyable in small portions than in large portions.
Terrible
What is this?
Perfectly average background music for sitting in a dive bar at like 2 pm on a Wednesday
Odd. I couldn't decide if they were trying to sound like Sid Barrett era Pink Floyd, or The Moody Blues: or both. But then I realized that if you changed the lyrics a bit, then you end up with a "Best of Spinal Tap" album. Weird listen.
point6.
Very generic
Weird rock band/ ambience. One big hit. One hit wonders.
Awful
If the animatronics from those 80s kids’ pizza party places cut a record…
This man couldn't hold a tune in a sack.
On principle, this kind of album is the true benefit of this list. Out of the way music you never would have discovered without being pointed towards it. Unfortunately, it sucks big time
I found this to be incredibly boring.
I'm beginning to think that in the late-60's or early-70's it must have been easier for bands to become "famous" because there just were less of them, and without the internet, music scenes were more localized. Otherwise, how would a band like Spirit ever make it onto a list of best ever anything? No wonder the only thing notable about them is they tried to claim Led Zeppeling copied "Stairway to Heaven" from them, which, judging by the quality of the music here, sounds pretty delusional. (I know that song isn't on here, but I have heard it and it's a stretch).
Would rather listen to Led Zeppelin backward at the bottom of a pool than listen to this.
Banal, pachouli stank hippie garbage
This album was the opposite of my vibe from the first note to the last. I can't find much to like about the songs at all. They are to slow, the voice is whiny, and the mixing is kind of weird at points. Big no from me.
1/5 hippies...
The first few bars of the first track set the tone. Dreary
I have never been a big fan, or any size of fan, of whatever that was.
Dont think I liked any of it. Just alot of nonsense. Drifts in and out of different sounds. Make sense it was in/around the time where the beatles were masive. Just a bunch of shit going on that doesnt need to be
Day340 - who did spirit pay to get on this list
It felt like something to sample, but on its own? Look, I don’t hear prog-rock or psychedelia, and I like that. Oh, now I listened to ‘1984’ (not on this album) which was recorded around the same time. I can hear the sci-fi prog-rockiness now. Yup. That seals it.
DNF
Not really something that appealed to me.
Mais um psicodélico que não bateu, nada de viagem ou sonho soporífero.
This was a bit of a mess. I liked some bits of it, and others just sounded overly indulgent. I am not sure they know what type of band they want to be. I kept thinking the album was done and it was a random playlist. Also way too long.
Frig... no...
I don’t get it.
This album was not for me. It's rare to hear LPs with such dry, uninteresting sounds. This has no personality and none of the songs stood out. I really don't think I can give this higher than a 1. 1/5.
Very forgettable.
Time has forgotten this band, and we're all a lot better off for it. Just a lot of self-important 60s nonsense
This is quite a far out album and definitely a product of its time. In places it reminded me a little of The Who, particularly in the more energetic sections and the slightly ambitious, conceptual feel. It is a fun listen overall. There is creativity and variety throughout, and you can hear a band trying to stretch beyond straightforward rock into something more expansive. That said, there is quite a bit of filler for me, and too many instrumental passages that interrupt the flow rather than enhance it. When it locks into a strong melody it works really well, but it does not quite sustain that level across the whole record. Favourite song: When I Touch You Least favourite song: The instrumental sections tend to drag for me Album artwork: Completely mental. Psychedelic, bold and very memorable
Not sure how this album got on the list. Curious what others think?
Hate it
Not for me.
Imagine how degrading it must feel to be one of the three psychedelic rock albums from 1968-1970 that didn't make it onto this list. I can give you Jefferson Airplane, I can give you Love, I can even maybe give you Moby Grape, but what the hell are we doing here with bands like Spirit, The Electric Prunes, Great Horse, Blue Cheer, or Country Joe & The Fish? I made one of those bands up by the way, have fun. This is actually nothing. I probably have drunk voiceclips on my phone that are more relevant to musical history than this album. Get real. One out of seven.
I'm just not a fan of psychedelia or rock music that doesn't have anything to say. This is overwhelmingly of the era. I don't like this era.
No. Wheezy, bad voice and unearned instrumental accents.
megaboring music that should've remained in the 60's. \"Favorite Decade 1970\" not any more.
I just can’t do it. I’ve tried over and over to like Spirit and this is me giving up. I love art rock, I love guitars but it is always a constant mishmash going everywhere with no cohesion. It’s over. I vacantly confidently say I don’t like Spirit now. 2/10
Spirit dus
I don't get it.